BJP hardliners blamed Sushil Modi for soft approach toward Nitish

Arguably the tallest leader the Bharatiya Janata Party has produced in Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi shall be remembered for patiently working towards the party's ascendance in a state where it is on......

Modi's Flawed Foreign Policy

We should reassess what India's role in the world is and whether we are doing the right thing for ourselves, notes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi addresses the Meri Maati Mera......

Pannun 'Plot': 'US and India have bent backward...'

'...to prevent this episode from disrupting ongoing cooperation.''The discovery of this plot had the potential to derail much of what has been achieved in the relationship during this......

Collective success of every Indian, says Congress with nod to its govts role

After Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the Moon, the Congress on Wednesday said it is a collective success of every Indian and ISRO's achievement reflects a saga of continuity and is truly fantastic.......

Silicon Valley Bank crisis unlikely to affect Indian banks: Analysts

The recent run on the US-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the subsequent seizure of its assets by the regulators may have sparked a global wave of risk aversion, particularly for start-ups.......

Should you worry about the new face recognition system at airports?

Organisations like the Internet Freedom Foundation and many other activists have slammed the project stating that the system could be misused in a country where there is no data protection or......

Let's prepare for coming economic war with China

India has no option but to shut China out, notes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Sceptics are raising doubts about India's ability to reduce trade with China.......

6 suggestions for Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new FM

Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for the government, which came to power with brute majority, and also for the nation’s pragmatic chief money man. We have a rock-solid......

2023's 7 Jewels From The South

It's been a good year at the movies. Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from down south.   Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A Language: KannadaWhere to watch? Amazon Prime......

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as J......

'I was called Basuda's favourite hero'

'As an actor, he gave me so much.' IMAGE: Vidya Sinha and Amol Palekar in Basu Chatterjee's Rajinigandha. Basu Chatterjee was instrumental in making Amol Palekar the common man of the Hindi film......

Did Thugs of Hindostan deserve the flak?

'Thugs is smarter than a lot of 'nationalistic' movies,' notes Rohit Sathish Nair. To be fair to Thugs Of Hindostan, a lot of its gaffes or 'faults' could be seen in its trailer itself. The film......

Mudryk's cat helps him inspire Ukraine to victory

IMAGE: Ukraine's Mykhailo Mudryk in action with Slovakia's Peter Pekarik during their Euro 2024 group match Photograph: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Ukraine midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk helped spark......

IPL PIX: Delhi Capitals bowlers humble GT

Images from the IPL 2024 match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Scorecard IMAGE: Jake Fraser-McGurk hits a six. Photograph: BCCI Delhi......

Spotlight on Dhoni as CSK, MI resume rivalry at Wankhede

IMAGE: Even at 42, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's glove-work remains impeccable; so does his assessment of the game. Photograph: BCCI The legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be in the spotlight in what......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Former England Test captain Dexter dies aged 86

IMAGE: Former England captain Nasser Hussain, right, collects the 'Spirit of Cricket' award, on behalf of former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams, from Ted Dexter during the Fleming Premier Banking......